Phillies reveal 2013 schedule
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Phillies reveal 2013 schedule
Bob Brookover, Inquirer Baseball Columnist
With a suddenly renewed interest in this season, the Phillies released their schedule for next season before Wednesday's series finale against the Miami Marlins.
The season opens April 1 in Atlanta with the most unique home opener in team history following four days later when the Phillies begin an interleague series against the Kansas City Royals.
The Phillies will also play a home-and-home interleague series against the Boston Red Sox with two games at Fenway Park May 27 and 28 followed by two games at Citizens Bank Park May 29 and 30. They will host a two-game interleague series with the Cleveland Indians May 14-15 after playing in Cleveland April 30 and May 1. The Phillies' other home interleague series will be against the Chicago White Sox from July 12-14.
Road interleague series other than Boston and Cleveland will take the Phillies to Minnesota June 11-13 and Detroit July 26-28.
The Phillies will play 15 of their first 19 September games at home next season before closing the year with a six-game road trip to Miami and Atlanta.
The complete schedule is at the bottom of this post.
Ruf still waiting. With the Phillies definitely now a part of the wild-card race, manager Charlie Manuel was asked if it will be more difficult to work double-A Reading home run king Darin Ruf into the starting lineup for a game.
"Yeah, definitely," Manuel said. "At the same time, over in Houston I'll look and see who's pitching and I might try to get him in a game. I will try to get him in a game if I think it's OK. I'm definitely not scared to play him."
Manuel said he considered pinch-hitting Ruf with the bases loaded Tuesday night against Miami.
"I look at that sometimes and think, 'Ah, that ain't good,' " Manuel said. "Then I think, 'I would want to hit there. What the hell, I ain't got nothing to lose.' I'd want to go up there and get my cuts in."
It's quite possible the first time we see Ruf will be as a pinch-hitter against a lefty when Manuel is looking for a long ball.
"Yeah, there comes a time when you look and say, 'We need a double or a home run,' " Manuel said. "The kid just hit 40 (actually 39) altogether counting the playoffs. I still think he's got 41 in him."
Here is the complete 2013 Phillies schedule:
MARCH
29: Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 (Exhibition)
30: Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 (Exhibition)
APRIL
1: at Atlanta Braves
3: at Atlanta Braves
4: at Atlanta Braves
5: Kansas City Royals, 4:05
6: Kansas City Royals, 7:05
7: Kansas City Royals, 1:35
8: New York Mets, 7:05
9: New York Mets, 7:05
10: New York Mets, 7:05
12: at Miami Marlins
13: at Miami Marlins
14: at Miami Marlins
15: at Cincinnati Reds
16: at Cincinnati Reds
17: at Cincinnati Reds
18: St. Louis Cardinals, 7:05
19: St. Louis Cardinals, 7:05
20: St. Louis Cardinals, 7:05
21: St. Louis Cardinals, 1:35
22: Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05
23: Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05
24: Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05
25: Pittsburgh Pirates 1:05
26: at New York Mets
27: at New York Mets
28: at New York Mets
30: at Cleveland Indians
MAY
1: at Cleveland Indians
2: Miami Marlins, 7:05
3: Miami Marlins, 7:05
4: Miami Marlins, 7:05
5: Miami Marlins, 2:35
6: at San Francisco Giants
7: at San Francisco Giants
8: at San Francisco Giants
9: at Arizona Diamondbacks
10: at Arizona Diamondbacks
11: at Arizona Diamondbacks
12: at Arizona Diamondbacks
14: Cleveland Indians, 7:05
15: Cleveland Indians, 1:05
17: Cincinnati Reds, 7:05
18: Cincinnati Reds, 7:05
19: Cincinnati Reds, 1:35
20: at Miami Marlins
21: at Miami Marlins
22: at Miami Marlins
24: at Washington Nationals
25: at Washington Nationals
26: at Washington Nationals
27: at Boston Red Sox
28: at Boston Red Sox
29: Boston Red Sox, 7:05
30: Boston Red Sox, 7:05
31: Milwaukee Brewers. 7:05
JUNE
1: Milwaukee Brewers, 7:05
2: Milwaukee Brewers, 1:35
3: Miami Marlins, 7:05
4: Miami Marlins, 7:05
5: Miami Marlins, 1:05
6: at Milwaukee Brewers
7: at Milwaukee Brewers
8: at Milwaukee Brewers
9: at Milwaukee Brewers
11: at Minnesota Twins
12: at Minnesota Twins
13: at Minnesota Twins
14: at Colorado Rockies
15: at Colorado Rockies
16: at Colorado Rockies
17: Washington Nationals, 7:05
18: Washington Nationals, 7:05
19: Washington Nationals, 7:05
21: New York Mets, 7:05
22: New York Mets, 7:05
23: New York Mets, 1:35
24: at San Diego Padres
25: at San Diego Padres
26: at San Diego Padres
27: at Los Angeles Dodgers
28: at Los Angeles Dodgers
29: at Los Angeles Dodgers
30: at Los Angeles Dodgers
JULY
2: at Pittsburgh Pirates
3: at Pittsburgh Pirates
4: at Pittsburgh Pirates
5: Atlanta Braves, 7:05
6: Atlanta Braves, 7:05
7: Atlanta Braves, 1:35
8: Washington Nationals, 7:05
9: Washington Nationals, 7:05
10: Washington Nationals, 7:05
11: Washington Nationals, 7:05
12: Chicago White Sox, 7:05
13: Chicago White Sox, 7:05
14: Chicago White Sox, 1:35
16: All-Star Game at Citi Field, New York, N.Y.
19: at New York Mets
20: at New York Mets
21: at New York Mets
23: at St. Louis Cardinals
24: at St. Louis Cardinals
25: at St. Louis Cardinals
26: at Detroit Tigers
27: at Detroit Tigers
28: at Detroit Tigers
30: San Francisco Giants. 7:05
31: San Francisco Giants, 7:05
AUGUST
1: San Francisco Giants, 7:05
2: Atlanta Braves, 7:05
3: Atlanta Braves, 7:05
4: Atlanta Braves, 1:35
6: Chicago Cubs, 7:05
7: Chicago Cubs, 7:05
8: Chicago Cubs, 1:35
9: at Washington Nationals
10: at Washington Nationals
11: at Washington Nationals
12: at Atlanta Braves
13: at Atlanta Braves
14: at Atlanta Braves
16: Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:05
17: Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:05
18: Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:35
19: Colorado Rockies, 7:05
20: Colorado Rockies, 7:05
21: Colorado Rockies, 7:05
22: Colorado Rockies, 7:05
23: Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:05
24: Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:05
25: Arizona Diamondbacks. 1:35
26: at New York Mets
27: at New York Mets
28: at New York Mets
29: at New York Mets
30: at Chicago Cubs
31: at Chicago Cubs
SEPTEMBER
1: at Chicago Cubs
2: Washington Nationals, 7:05
3: Washington Nationals, 7:05
4: Washington Nationals, 7:05
6: Atlanta Braves, 7:05
7: Atlanta Braves, 7:05
8: Atlanta Braves, 1:35
10: San Diego Padres, 7:05
11: San Diego Padres, 7:05
12: San Diego Padres, 7:05
13: at Washington Nationals
14: at Washington Nationals
15: at Washington Nationals
16: Miami Marlins, 7:05
17: Miami Marlins, 7:05
18: Miami Marlins, 7:05
20: New York Mets, 7:05
21: New York Mets, 7:05
22: New York Mets, 1:35
23: at Miami Marlins
24: at Miami Marlins
25: at Miami Marlins
26: at Atlanta Braves
27: at Atlanta Braves
28: at Atlanta Braves
29: at Atlanta Braves
Yea, Wiggy is such a stud with the bat and in the field how can you get Ruf into the lineup?— wo_fat- the kids need to play a few games and agains Huston...if it is a lefty then play him and if it isa righty play him remember it is Huston letssee if he can play left field if he can and he hits then we have our left fielder for next season!— srcdaddy1216
- They have Michael Martinez in the lineup and he is worrying about playing Ruf because the games "count"? If .200 is the Mendoza line then .100 is the Martinez line.— MoRacker
- Seeing how the Astros are a AAA team, this should be the perfect team for Ruf to see some action against. He hits his first ML homer sometime within the next four games.— ESFjellin
- I doubt we will see Martinez next year but the way our pitching staff is going now I believe we need to have the best defense we can field. Our bull pen suddenly is top notch-hate to blow a game on an error.— terrycindyian
- Look he was considering pinch-hitting Ruf. What more do you want. Charlie will never think outside the box. Probable reason for Wigington over Ruf in LF is Ruf's inexperience in outfield. Then again Wigington not an outfielder and Ruf might run into one. If Charlie's gone after season it would make 2012 troubles easier to take. Charlies lamenting about overbalanced lineup. This was obvious from day one. Masde worse by loosing Victorino. Shane was having poor year but 300 hitter against lefthanders. Phills may have gotten real good one for Shane in pitcher Martin. Went to bed last night thinking Cards would win.— Don w
